Grade 4
Expectations (Summary)
- The Church as One / Unity
- The Communion of Saints
- Our gifts and the common good
- Stewardship of creation
- Forms of prayer in the Catholic Tradition
- Jesus and prayer
- Prayer and personal conversion
- Form and structure of the Bible
- Formation of conscience
- The Sacrament of Reconciliation
- God’s mercy and the sacraments
- Examine Scripture passages specific to various Liturgical seasons
- God’s plan for salvation
Grade 5
Expectations (Summary)
- The Church and Christian witness
- Unity within diversity
- The Communion of Saints
- Personal and communal prayer
- Expressions of prayer; vocal, meditative and contemplative
- The liturgy of the Mass
- Conscience
- The divinity of Jesus
- The New Law: the Law of the Gospels
Grade 6
Expectations (Summary)
- Roles within the Church community
- Personal responsibility and the Christian vocation
- Parts and order of the Mass
- Personal prayer and Christian living
- Conscience formation and moral decision making
- Moral living and personal holiness
- Jesus’ Hidden Life and public life
- The Incarnation
- Role of Mary